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2010-05-17
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Not sure if this was a trick question as I quite easily found dozens of suppliers on Google.. I'd probably trust Amazon and Expansys the most though:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Nok...ref=pd_cp_ce_1
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=178408
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Nok...ref=pd_cp_ce_1
http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=178408
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2010-05-17
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Maybe OP meant "trusted"/"proven" sources?
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2010-05-17
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N900 uses Nokia BL-5J. It's used by example X6, 5230 and probally most importantly 5800 so shouldn't be hard to find at all.
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2010-05-17
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Originally Posted by johnel
Can you not see my links? Maybe they're masked out as I have so few posts, but I linked directly to Amazon and Expansys, which as I also said I'd trust the most. I've spent thousands of pounds with Expansys and not been disappointed, likewise with Amazon.
Maybe OP meant "trusted"/"proven" sources?
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2010-05-17
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Thanks for that - I meant trusted sources, its easy to find the batteries, but in the past all the ones I bought for my N800/810 were fakes.
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2010-05-17
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Originally Posted by Caesium
What BigTony said....
Can you not see my links? Maybe they're masked out as I have so few posts, but I linked directly to Amazon and Expansys, which as I also said I'd trust the most. I've spent thousands of pounds with Expansys and not been disappointed, likewise with Amazon.
Thanks for that - I meant trusted sources, its easy to find the batteries, but in the past all the ones I bought for my N800/810 were fakes.
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2010-05-17
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guys the batteries on amazon are not sold by amazon directly meaning it is not exactly always real. I have bought BL-5Js from amazon twice. first one looked very genuine. It even had the hologram, the only difference was that it said
"cell made in korea further processed in china"
whereas the one that came with the N900 just said
"made in china"
then the second time I ordered the exact same item from amazon (I now have 3 batteries) the hologram was not a hologram but just a 2D pic and the pin material looked slightly different and harder to get in. It's very difficult to know whether they are genuine but so far they all seem to work the same.
"cell made in korea further processed in china"
whereas the one that came with the N900 just said
"made in china"
then the second time I ordered the exact same item from amazon (I now have 3 batteries) the hologram was not a hologram but just a 2D pic and the pin material looked slightly different and harder to get in. It's very difficult to know whether they are genuine but so far they all seem to work the same.
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2010-05-18
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I bought a BL-5J from Amazon, marked as genuine. It was anything but. Looked -very- convincing though. Threw it out as soon as I realised it was fake - wasn't worth the postage to try to get a refund, and I wasn't about to risk my phone.
If you buy things like batteries and memory cards from an Amazon reseller instead of directly from Amazon it's just as bad as buying from eBay.
Problem is it's very hard to tell whether a third party battery is good to use or not - many manufacturers take shortcuts when it comes to various protection circuits and whatnot. Just not worth the risk on such an expensive item as the N900.
I'd look to the price as a big clue - if it's too good to be true, it most likely is.
- Micha.
If you buy things like batteries and memory cards from an Amazon reseller instead of directly from Amazon it's just as bad as buying from eBay.
Problem is it's very hard to tell whether a third party battery is good to use or not - many manufacturers take shortcuts when it comes to various protection circuits and whatnot. Just not worth the risk on such an expensive item as the N900.
I'd look to the price as a big clue - if it's too good to be true, it most likely is.
- Micha.
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